RAAM
RAAM 2006
While bike commuting home from work in early 2006 Mike crashed his bike. His injury required 2 surgeries to reconstruct his left elbow.
Mike's quite proud of the before and after pictures below.
RAAM 2005
The 2005 Race Across America ended prematurely for Mike 2000 miles into the race.
He crashed and dislocated his shoulder requiring him to pull out of the race. It was his first DNF in 7 years of competing.
He was in second place at the time of the accident.
Photos
What is RAAM?
In 1982, Ironman triathlete John Howard and 3 others joined for the first transcontinental event, the Great American Bike Race. In 1983 the event was renamed the Race Across America (RAAM). Outside magazine, in a 1993 survey of super-endurance sporting events, called the RAAM the toughest race in the world.
The RAAM is the largest, most grueling single stage bike race in the world. What distinguishes the RAAM from all other sporting events is that it is a sustained test of mental and physical endurance. There are no stages or mandatory blackout periods as with other races.
